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Pteroidichthys noronhai (Fowler, 1938)

Noronha’s scorpionfish
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum specimen examined, MNHN 2010-0535, 2:3.58-3.59 cm SL (ex. MNHN 2003-2444) (Ref. 86966).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Motomura, H., P. Béarez and R. Causse, 2011
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Common names from other countries

Shinonome-tsunokasago, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Pteroidichthys: Greek, pteron = wing, fin + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Fowler.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 50 - 215 m (Ref. 106976).   Tropical; 40°N - 35°S, 55°E - 175°E (Ref. 106976)

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Indo-West Pacific: Japan, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Vanuatu, and Western Australia; recorded from Saya de Malha Bank and Taiwan.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.6 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 106976)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 12; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 8-9; Taggstrålar i analfenan 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 5. This species is distinguished by the following characters: A III,5; rigid dorsal-fin spines; snout relatively short, length 13.5-16.9% (mean 15.3%) of SL, shorter than postorbital length; posterior margin of maxilla reaching to or extending beyond vertical through middle of pupil; distance between tips of lateral lacrimal and first suborbital spines shorter than or subequal to that between tips of first and second suborbital spines; with supplemental preopercular spine; poorly developed tentacles on supraocular and posterior lacrimal spines, their lengths usually less than (rarely longer than) orbit diameter; there are a few tentacles on trunk and fins; well-developed lateral lacrimal and suborbital spines, with pointed tips; absence of distinct black blotch on anterodistal part of soft-rayed portion of dorsal fin (Ref. 106976).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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Motomura, H. and Y. Kanade, 2015. Review of the scorpionfish genus Pteroidichthys (Scorpaenidae), with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 4057(4):490-510. (Ref. 106976)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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